CVE-2023-22912

An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.35.9, 1.36.x through 1.38.x before 1.38.5, and 1.39.x before 1.39.1. CheckUser TokenManager insecurely uses AES-CTR encryption with a repeated (aka re-used) nonce, allowing an adversary to decrypt.

CVSS v3 5.3 MEDIUM

5.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T315123	Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T315123	Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.39.0:-::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.39.0:rc0::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.39.0:rc1::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2023-01-20 18:15

Updated : 2025-04-03 16:15

NVD link : CVE-2023-22912

Mitre link : CVE-2023-22912

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-22912

JSON object : View

Products Affected

mediawiki

mediawiki

CWE

CWE-330

Use of Insufficiently Random Values

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